In a recent update, we bring you the list of countries currently part of The Hague Convention following the latest additions:
- ALBANIA
- GERMANY
- ANDORRA
- ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
- SAUDI ARABIA (12/07/2022)
- ARGENTINA
- ARMENIA
- AUSTRALIA
- AUSTRIA
- AZERBAIJAN
- BAHAMAS
- BAHRAIN
- BARBADOS
- BELGIUM
- BELIZE
- BHARAT (formerly India)
- BELARUS
- BOLIVIA
- BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
- BOTSWANA
- BRAZIL
- BRUNEI-DARUSSALAM
- BULGARIA
- BURUNDI
- CAPE VERDE
- CANADA (01/11/2024)
- CHILE
- CHINA (11/07/2023)
- CYPRUS
- COLOMBIA
- COOK ISLANDS
- SOUTH KOREA
- COSTA RICA
- CROATIA
- DENMARK
- DOMINICA
- ECUADOR
- EL SALVADOR
- SLOVAKIA
- SLOVENIA
- SPAIN
- UNITED STATES*
- ESTONIA
- ESWATINI (formerly SWAZILAND)
- FIJI
- PHILIPPINES
- FINLAND
- FRANCE
- GEORGIA
- GRENADA
- GREECE
- GUATEMALA
- GUYANA
- HONDURAS
- HONG KONG
- HUNGARY
- INDONESIA (06/04/2022)
- IRELAND
- ICELAND
- MARSHALL ISLANDS
- ISRAEL
- ITALY
- JAMAICA
- JAPAN
- KAZAKHSTAN
- KYRGYZSTAN
- KOSOVO
- LESOTHO
- LATVIA
- LIBERIA
- LIECHTENSTEIN
- LITHUANIA
- LUXEMBOURG
- MACAU
- MACEDONIA
- MALAWI
- MALTA
- MOROCCO
- MAURITIUS
- MEXICO
- MOLDOVA
- MONACO
- MONGOLIA
- MONTENEGRO
- NAMIBIA
- NICARAGUA
- NIUE
- NORWAY
- NEW ZEALAND
- OMAN
- NETHERLANDS**
- PALAU
- PANAMA
- PARAGUAY
- PERU
- PAKISTAN (03/09/2022)
- POLAND
- PORTUGAL
- UNITED KINGDOM***
- CZECH REPUBLIC
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
- ROMANIA
- RUSSIA
- SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
- SAINT LUCIA
- SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
- SAMOA
- SAN MARINO
- SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
- SENEGAL (23/03/2023)
- SERBIA
- SEYCHELLES
- SINGAPORE
- SOUTH AFRICA
- SWEDEN
- SWITZERLAND
- SURINAME
- TAJIKISTAN
- TONGA
- TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
- TUNISIA
- TURKEY
- UKRAINE
- URUGUAY
- UZBEKISTAN
- VANUATU
- VENEZUELA
Countries not signatories will proceed with document legalization through diplomatic channels.
In the case of Pakistan, though they signed in 2022, the effective date is from 03/09/2023.
Additionally, the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that the Spanish Embassy in Pakistan still issues legalization stamps as Pakistan is not yet ready to issue Hague Apostille stamps. Therefore, both methods are considered legally valid.
If you are interested in obtaining more information related to the hague convention, do not hesitate to contact Feliu N&I.
